Server Hang

[Olivier Nicole]

Steve,

>> Is it possible to take such a mirror copy of such a  hard disk so that i
>> can replace it as a hot swap. I request all of your expertise. How to do
>> hot swap?please shed some light on it.
>
>         Why not use a RAID1 mirror instead of a hot swap, then when it's
> needed you don't get downtime, you also get the benefit of better read
> performance, and of course it's guaranteed up to date.

Remember the old disk is dying. i would not advise building a raid
around a dying disk :)

Olivier